The Salem Hills Skyhawks will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Cedar Valley Aviators at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Salem Hills' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight games.
Salem Hills pushed their score all the way to 64 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Timpview on the road by a decisive 80-64 margin. Salem Hills has not had much luck with Timpview recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Salem Hills' loss came about despite a quality game from Chase Degraffenried, who scored 30 points. That was a full 46.9% of Salem Hills' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolby Dyches, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Salem Hills struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, even though Maple Mountain scored an imposing 55 points on Tuesday, Cedar Valley still came out on top. Cedar Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Maple Mountain and snuck past 58-55. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cedar Valley.
Salem Hills' defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Cedar Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Salem Hills came up short against Cedar Valley in their previous matchup back in January, falling 69-58. Will Salem Hills have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
